Donburi

The Last Don

A Japanese Rice Bowl Bar in Adams Morgan

Like raise money for the Clintons really well, and you might be elected governor of Virginia one day. But we
digress.

Here’s someone else who does one thing really well: the chef behind Donburi, a perfectly simple
quick-serve spot for Japanese rice bowls and, well, not much else, opening next week in Adams Morgan.

This place has all the trappings you’ve come to expect in your bars—whitewashed brick, stools made from rebar, naked bulbs hanging down from red wires. But
you won’t linger here for hours over clever cocktails and beers. Because there aren’t any.

No, this is a quick hit of a spot, where you’ll go to fuel up for what’s ahead, mostly on rice, fish and
fried pork.

There are only 14 stools here, so be quick about it. Start out with Japanese-style pickles and a Japanese
soda, then signal the chef. Your options: just eight of ’em, like salmon sashimi, or fried chicken with
mirin and soy.

But whatever you pick, it’ll land before you on a cold-weather-ready base of rice, a dark sauce, nori and
a half-cooked egg.